C-Words and F-Words: The Importance of Distinguishing Content and Function in Teaching Second Language Listening Comprehension.

Eastman, John K.

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Publication Date: 1993

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C-Words and F-Words: The Importance of Distinguishing Content and Function in Teaching Second Language Listening Comprehension.

Eastman, John K.

System, v21 n4 p495-502 Nov 1993

Grosjean and Gee's prosodic structure theory is applied to second-language listening comprehension. It is argued that second-language students whose native language is syllable-timed do not have a mechanism to deal with unstressed syllables and must create one. The absences of this mechanism helps explain difficulties in listening comprehension. (13 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory, Listening Comprehension, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Structural Linguistics, Suprasegmentals, Syllables

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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